Lighted cigarette leads to fire outbreak in Oyo

A residential building in Iyalamu area of Oyo town in OyoState, has been gutted by fire. The incident which occurred in the early hours of Thursday, started due to a lighted cigarette.

PUNCH Online reports that no life was lost to the fire, but two rooms were totally burnt, destroying valuable properties.

Maroof Akinwande, the State Chairman of Oyo State Fire Service, confirmed the incident. He stated that the fire officers successfully put out the fire before the damage worsened.

“Upon arrival at the scene of the incident, our officers met two rooms out of eight rooms of an ancient residential building on fire. They quickly swung into action, and the fire was subdued and prevented from spreading beyond the two rooms. The fire was completely extinguished, the occupants, sympathisers and onlookers were sensitised on fire prevention, particularly the importance of having fire extinguishers at every household in the state. The fire incident was a result of a lighted cigarette stub left unattended by one of the occupants and ignited combustible materials, which set the house ablaze,” he stated.